INDEX Overview 03 Architect / Designer 04 Concept 05 Exterior 06 Interior 07 Structure 08 Other Works 09 References 10 THE INTERLACE Location: Singapore, Singapore Designer: OMA / Ole Scheeren Type: Residential Client: Capitaland Singapore Site: 8 Hectares Scale: 170,000 m² Completion: 2013 03 Offi ce for Metropolitan Ole Scheeren Architecture (OMA) Rem Koolhaas (1944), born in Rotterdam, A German architect born in Karlsruhe and principal graduated from Architectural Association in of Buro Ole Scheeren with offi ces located in Hong London. He founded OMA in 1975 with a Kong and Beijing. He received education from partnership and heads the work of both OMA the universities of Karlsruhe and Lausanne and and AMO. Koolhaas is a professor at Harvard graduated from the Architectural Association in University. London. As a leading international partnership, OMA practices architecture, Prior to starting Buro Ole Scheeren in 2010, Scheeren was director and urbanism, and cultural analysis. Designs and masterplans around the partner alongside Rem Koolhaas at the Offi ce for Metropolitan Architec- world insist on intelligent forms while being inovative for everyday use. ture (OMA). Projects developed and completed there include: OMA is led by ten partners including Koolhaus with offi ces based in Rotterdam, New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Doha. China Central Television Station Television Cultural Centre (Beijing) The Interlace (Singapore) The Scotts Tower (Singapore) Taipei Performing Arts Center (Taiwan) Leeum Cultural Center (Seoul) www.buro-os.com 04 Given Singapore’s dense population and the estimated increase to 6+ million by 2030, Scheeren proposed a concept that took the density a tower offers and turned it horizontal. By stacking these “blocks” in a hexagonal system, more surface area is created for landscape and rooftop gardens. 05 The vertical transitions between buildings have circular “mega- columns” optimized for the hexigo- nal confi guration. These enable 3-way rotation of the blocks and provide a standard solution for all conditions. 06 By stacking apartments, the design generates multiple horizontal surfaces that increases the green area of the site by 112 percent. Not only does this create a sense of the project immersed with nature, but emmbedded within it. Bodies of water are strategically placed to allow evaporated cooling to occur along wind paths. This reduces local air temperatures and improves the thermal comfort of outdoor recreation spaces. 07 Total Units: 1,040 Retail Shops: 8 Unit Types: 2 BR 3 BR 3 BR + Study 4 BR/ MG Townhouse Penthouse 08 Other Projects by OMA: Other Projects by Ole Scheeren: Prince Plaza (China) Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China) DUO (Singapore) Angkasa Raya (Malaysia) G-Star Raw HQ (Amsterdam) HIA Airport (Doha) Axel Springer Cloud (Germany) Nhow Hotel (Netherlands) Raleigh (New York) Beijing Art Center (Beijing) 09 References: Emapsworld.com http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2014/07/01/the_interlace.html http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2014/03/1403-The-Interlace-Buro-Ole-Scheeren.asp http://www.oma.eu http://www.buro-os.com 10.